Monthly Archives: March 2023
Substitute teacher says Graham High School study is steeped in ‘far-left’ ideology
A substitute teacher for the Alamance-Burlington school system, Ed Priola – who also ran as a candidate for state house in the May 2022...
Will county’s fire districts have ‘revenue neutral’ tax rates?
Alamance County’s leaders have declared their commitment to “neutrality” – to revenue neutrality, that is – in order to salve the anxiety that many...
ABSS coaches lobby school board to increase coaching stipend
Alamance-Burlington school board members heard Monday night from 10 ABSS athletic directors and coaches, who urged them to raise a coaching “stipend” that they...
Proposed subdivision with 129 units will add to 400 previously Ok’d in Parc Northwest
A score of residents from the semi-rural outskirts of Elon descended on the town’s municipal building this week for a much-anticipated showdown with a...
Elon orders $2M ladder truck to replace 18-year-old clunker
Elon’s town council has decided to shell out more than $2 million on a new ladder truck to replace the 18-year-old vehicle that the...
School board member Patsy Simpson, commissioner Bill Lashley square off at school board meeting; she tries to have him removed
A dispute over whether Alamance County’s commissioners “give” – versus allocate – a portion of the proceeds from sales taxes collected in Alamance County...
ABSS has made little progress on its “Top 10” capital projects
The Alamance-Burlington school system’s new chief operations officer, Greg Hook, this week presented school board members with a “progress report” about a “Top 10”...
Alamance County’s connection to the Final Four: Drew Williamson, Cummings star now an asst. coach at Florida Atlantic
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Drew Williamson left Cummings High School as one of the most decorated high school athletes in Alamance County...
Western’s Wilson, Williams’ team claim all-county golf titles
By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Zach Wilson of Western Alamance shot 1-under-par 70 in Tuesday’s final round of the All-County championships to clinch...
Mall seeks new zoning designation to accommodate learning academy
A new and unique educational tenant at Holly Hill Mall has prompted the mall’s management to seek a zoning designation that would accommodate the...
